Original artwork description:

Original artwork with elements of collage. This piece is part of the ongoing series 'Hiraeth' in which I try to process the feeling of nostalgia.
Size of the artwork: 80x60x2 cm
This painting was part of 'The Resilient Self II" exhibition in Espacio Gallery, London in October 2020.
Shipped ready to hang in a wooden shadow-box frame of natural color.

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Artist Statement:
Hiraeth – a word that at once signifies homesickness, nostalgia, and grief caused by the yearning for a place you can no longer return to. This multi-layered Welsh word fully embodies the spirit of my project.

For this series of mixed media paintings, I have chosen to incorporate elements of paper collage intertwined with traditional painting. The ‘cutouts’ are sourced from paintings of old masters, antique illustrations, and found vintage photos - the perfect metaphor for “memory”. By cooperating with painters and photographers through the time I am searching for answers to questions - are memories best left untouched, a perfect record of the past? Or are they something to be part of our present?

Tags:
#collage #tree #anthropomorphic #child #birds #surrealism #quirky #chair #naive art #roots 
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Nine Years of Silence (2021) Mixed-media painting
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Original artwork with elements of collage. This piece is part of the ongoing series 'Hiraeth' in which I try to process the feeling of nostalgia.
Size of the artwork: 80x60x2 cm
This painting was part of 'The Resilient Self II" exhibition in Espacio Gallery, London in October 2020.
Shipped ready to hang in a wooden shadow-box frame of natural color.

Please mind: Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply.

Artist Statement:
Hiraeth – a word that at once signifies homesickness, nostalgia, and grief caused by the yearning for a place you can no longer return to. This multi-layered Welsh word fully embodies the spirit of my project.

For this series of mixed media paintings, I have chosen to incorporate elements of paper collage intertwined with traditional painting. The ‘cutouts’ are sourced from paintings of old masters, antique illustrations, and found vintage photos - the perfect metaphor for “memory”. By cooperating with painters and photographers through the time I am searching for answers to questions - are memories best left untouched, a perfect record of the past? Or are they something to be part of our present?

Tags:
#collage #tree #anthropomorphic #child #birds #surrealism #quirky #chair #naive art #roots 
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Ayna Paisley primarily exhibits works in acrylics and oils but loves to experiment with different techniques. Growing up with parents who were artists, she discovered her own practice from a... Read more

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